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Back to the Middle East: Egypt needs your holiday moneyhttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/jun/18/egypt-holidays-adhaf-soueif
The celebrated novelist and political commentator has the perfect way to support Egypt's revolution: come on holiday. <br /><a href="#JUMP-TEXT">Click here for a flavour of revolutionary Cairo</a><p>The Egyptian Revolution was inclusive; as soon as we, in Tahrir Square, realised that the world was taking an interest, we started speaking to the world, and <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2011/feb/01/egypt-protest-signs-in-pictures" title="">the placards appeared</a>: alongside &quot;No to Corruption!&quot; and &quot;The People Demand the Fall of the Regime!&quot; there was also &quot;Visit Egypt!&quot; and &quot;Egypt Welcomes Tourists!&quot;</p><p>We're not stupid, and tourism has always meant a lot to us. Particularly now, when we're discovering how we've been robbed, realising how depleted our coffers are, how many loss-making contracts we've signed. Now, when investors are dragging their feet and banks are refusing credit. Everyone's waiting for the economy to get going before they'll resume the normal activities that keep the economy going.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/jun/18/egypt-holidays-adhaf-soueif">Continue reading...</a>EgyptCairoArab and Middle East unrestCity breaksBeach holidaysCultural tripsTravelFri, 17 Jun 2011 23:05:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/jun/18/egypt-holidays-adhaf-soueifPaul Brown /Rex FeaturesPyramid selling … see ancient Egypt without the crowds. Photograph: Paul Brown /Rex FeaturesPaul Brown /Rex FeaturesSee ancient Egypt without the crowds. Photograph: Paul Brown /Rex FeaturesAhdaf Soueif2011-06-17T23:05:00Z